I'm confused as to which video card to buy.. What's the best gpu for my build

jdeuch

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I'm looking at buying a new video card for a first time build and after researching and reading lots of reviews I'm more confused than ever.

I am purchasing:
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150
Corsair 650D ATX Mid Tower (already purchased)
http://pcpartpicker.com/user/jdeuch/saved/h4rcCJ

I'm always seeing comments suggesting to buy a 280X...... but is there a specific brand? I was looking at the Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE. But I don't know if this is a good choice. I've seen bad reviews on it just like many of the other cards I've researched.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you :)
 

jdeuch

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The Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE is $300.. that's probably about the highest I would want to go. I'm building the system for my nephew's birthday/christmas. He plays games like Skyrim.. (not sure what others)